Have you ever faked a…

PHONECALL?

If you fake it, according to new research from the Pew Research Center, you wouldn’t be alone. In fact, according to Pew’s latest research findings, approximately 30% of all the twentysomethings you see wandering around, talking on their cell phones are actually faking it (and most likely to avoid talking to you)! That’s right, cell phones not only provide us with constant connectivity to the online world, but they also provide us with a handy-excuse-in-the-pocket for people of all ages to avoid small talk or unwanted confrontations. While the twentysomethings are the biggest perps of this social phone fakery, they aren’t the only ones — overall, 13% of us fake it, admit or not!

‘Pretty Little Liars’ pick pretty little cell phones

Cell phones and text messages are an undeniable part of the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. After all, how could ‘A’ possibly harass Aria, Hannah, Spencer and Emily if they weren’t always carrying their beloved cell phones? Of course, we also think that our favorite foursome  have the perfect cell phones to suit their style. Read on to see what we mean!

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Cell phones throw political polls out of whack

It wasn’t that long ago that only the wealthy had cell phones, and the rest of us were anchored to our homes with landlines. Only now, the table has turned and it’s the common folk who own mobile phones, and the wealthy who can afford traditional landlines. With the numbered masses of cell phone citizens growing each day, it only stands to reason that political polls are not quite as accurate as they once were. Political pollsters using landlines are having no trouble reaching lots and lots of older, white women, but not necessarily so many minorities or younger voters, who are more likely to go cell phone only.

Smartphone users need smarter passwords

…is 1234 — no surprises here! Though this ultra high tech smart phone boasts a wealth of technological advancements, apparently, iPhone users are considerably less savvy, with nearly 5% of all iPhone users surveyed admitting to using the default and highly complex numerical code of 1234 to secure their phones and the confidential info that is often stored on these devices.

POLL: What do you do when you get a call from an unknown number?

I get ‘em, you get ‘em, my mother gets ‘em, your mother gets ‘em. We all get calls from phone numbers that we just don’t recognize and sometimes those calls just keep coming in!

When this seriously annoying event happens to you on your home or cell phone number, what do you do?  Share with us and add your answer to the poll below!